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The original post: /r/pcmasterrace by /u/frecnbastard on 2025-07-06 00:46:00.

Hello everyone. I have a brand new build, I was running cachy os on it (just trying something new) and then decided I wanted to go back to Windows. Everything was running fine, snappy as hell on linux, but after installing windows everything is running unbelievably slowly. Like 5-10 seconds to launch firefox type of slow. I think it might be an issue with my SSD, or at least an issue with how my SSD is working with Windows 11, when I pull up task manager my disk usage is locked at 50% usage, even when the total bandwidth is less than 5mb/s.

Some info about my computer:

CPU: AMD 7800x3D

GPU: AMD 9070 XT

SSD: Samsung 990 pro NVME 2tb

32GB 6000mhz vengeance RAM

Asus b650 plus prime motherboard

Windows 11 pro

Any ideas what could be causing my computer to run so slowly? It's everything. Huge lags of at least 5 seconds between any input and when the computer begins to respond.

I installed windows from an .iso from microsoft, booted from a usb drive.